掩耳盗铃
Traditional form:
掩耳盜鈴
Pinyin (reading):
yǎn'ěrdàolíng
Definitions:
- lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
- to deceive oneself
- to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
Characters:
- 掩 - to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut
- 耳 - ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
- 盗 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit
- 铃 - small bell
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